Kitchen-test 01: Lemon blueberry yoghurt cake

So I tweaked the sugar and butter a bit---as usual---and the batter was a bit sticky. It rose OK but had me worried when it was still runny at centre after the prescribed number of minutes. Added 15 more, the cake went golden

And more like brown

Then here's how it looked when done. 

Chicken baked in balsamic vinegar

Marinated overnight in balsamic vinegar, OO, and the usual Italian herbs (dry).

Before the 45-min bake, I topped up the BV and substituted Chinese cooking wine for white since I ran out. In hindsight, I should've gone with my usual preference---red because the cooking wine washed out the flavor or I may have used too much. 

I remember it being more potent the last time I made it. It's still good though

Let them eat cake

Light version. No butter and half the sugar called for in the recipe. No icing. 

Lazy one-pot chicken & pasta

I had leftover chicken roast and sauce from a previous baked expedition all saved up for this quick bake. 

I threw in the usual dried herbs and half a head of garlic before adding the can of diced tomatoes. 

Once boiling, the pasta went in. 

I love my Aunt's trusty Rowenta oven. I can see everything cook:

It's looking pretty good. The sauce is getting thick while the pasta shells eat up all that herby broth. It tasted wonderful 30 minutes ago, it should be fantastic when it's done. 

Is that a gorgeous mess or what?